CLASS TITLE: Literature 9th-12th

GRADE LEVELS: 9-12

CLASS CODE: LIT 400

LOCATION (LV or FC): LV

INSTRUCTOR:  Joseph W. Smith III

CO-TEACHER:  n.a.

TUITION    FEE:  $100

MATERIAL FEE:  none

LENGTH OF CLASS (FULL YR / FALL / SPRING): FULL YR

CLASS DESCRIPTION:

  Shakespeare, Dickens, Austen and Hawthorne! Huckleberry Finn, Pilgrim’s Progress, Jane Eyre and Christmas Carol! Frederick Douglass, Jonathan Edwards, Jekyll & Hyde and “Modest Proposal”!

  All that and more is covered in this survey of British and American lit. from 1600-1900. Readings will begin with one of Shakespeare’s finest, Twelfth Night (1601), and run right up to H.G. Wells’s War of the Worlds in 1898; we’ll also include documents from some of America’s Founding Fathers.

  The previous syllabus is available on request, though Smith and Roe may change it a bit over the summer.

  This class is designed to run in conjunction with Mrs. Roe’s high school history course.    

HOMEWORK:

  Regular readings, with 1-2 weeks to finish each work depending on length. Worksheet/discussion questions on the writings.  Several essays.

QUIZZES:

  Regular reading quizzes to make sure you read the books!

TESTS:

  None

PROJECTS/LABS:

  None

WRITING INTENSIVE?:

  No

OUTSIDE/OLD CLOTHING?:

  No

GRADING POLICY:

  Combination of all the above, plus class participation.  Extra credit generally available.

  Different assignments receive different weights depending on difficulty, length, etc.

  All grades and a running total average will always be available in a regularly updated document shared with student and parent.

ENROLLMENT MIN:  10

ENROLLMENT MAX:  25

PRE-REQUISITES: n.a.

REQUIRED TEXT(S)to be provided by parent:

  All reading books as laid out in the syllabus, which will be available late summer. Shorter works like founding documents, some poems & stories (and “Modest Proposal”) provided by teacher. Teacher very strongly urges the Cliff’s Complete version of Twelfth Night.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS to be provided by parent:

  N.a.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

        NAME:  Joseph W. Smith III

        EMAIL:  robbwhitefan@gmail.com